How Can a Police Agency Get Crime Data on SpotCrime?
Wondering how to get your police agency's crime data on SpotCrime? Well, if you have a computer, you can have a crime map. No department is too small (or too big) for us to get on the map!
SpotCrime offers free mapping and public distribution systems at no cost to police departments. We have a news model with advertising which means we are never looking to upsell our products at a later date.
The crime maps include useful features like the hourly updates to the map, date range search, crime type search, keyword search, a 'quick view' of crime in your area (via MyLocalCrime) and, of course, free crime alerts for residents. The crime alerts can be sent by email and/or SMS.
Here are a few simple steps to see your city on SpotCrime.
First, send us an email to feedback@spotcrime.com . Let us know you'd like us to make a crime map for your area. Make sure to provide your contact information and the police agency you are with. We should contact you shortly after we receive the email.
Then, collect your crime data and import it into a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is the best format to send data. Check out a sample spreadsheet here http://bit.ly/ontsgV All you have to do is replace the sample data with your department's data and send over. Notice the last couple of columns are optional.
Next, send the completed spreadsheet over to us. We prefer FTP (file transfer protocol) because it helps with automation. But, if your department is not familiar with FTP, email will work too! Unfortunately, we no longer accept carrier pigeon as a method of receiving data, nor anything written on papyrus. Also, please avoid sending data via smoke signals, it's bad for the environment. Make sure to let us know how often you will be sending over data (hourly or daily). This way, we can make sure we have the data mapped within hours.
Finally, inform your residents of their new free and informative crime map and alerts! If you'd like, ask us for a brochure to send out to your community and neighborhood watch groups as an introduction. Also, a good way to spread the word is by contacting your local news outlet and have them do the work for you.
Have questions? Contact us at feedback@spotcrime.com. We'd love to hear from you and get your crime map up and running today.
SpotCrime offers free mapping and public distribution systems at no cost to police departments. We have a news model with advertising which means we are never looking to upsell our products at a later date.
The crime maps include useful features like the hourly updates to the map, date range search, crime type search, keyword search, a 'quick view' of crime in your area (via MyLocalCrime) and, of course, free crime alerts for residents. The crime alerts can be sent by email and/or SMS.
Here are a few simple steps to see your city on SpotCrime.
First, send us an email to feedback@spotcrime.com . Let us know you'd like us to make a crime map for your area. Make sure to provide your contact information and the police agency you are with. We should contact you shortly after we receive the email.
Then, collect your crime data and import it into a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is the best format to send data. Check out a sample spreadsheet here http://bit.ly/ontsgV All you have to do is replace the sample data with your department's data and send over. Notice the last couple of columns are optional.
Next, send the completed spreadsheet over to us. We prefer FTP (file transfer protocol) because it helps with automation. But, if your department is not familiar with FTP, email will work too! Unfortunately, we no longer accept carrier pigeon as a method of receiving data, nor anything written on papyrus. Also, please avoid sending data via smoke signals, it's bad for the environment. Make sure to let us know how often you will be sending over data (hourly or daily). This way, we can make sure we have the data mapped within hours.
Finally, inform your residents of their new free and informative crime map and alerts! If you'd like, ask us for a brochure to send out to your community and neighborhood watch groups as an introduction. Also, a good way to spread the word is by contacting your local news outlet and have them do the work for you.
Have questions? Contact us at feedback@spotcrime.com. We'd love to hear from you and get your crime map up and running today.
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